Two courses, a scenic railway, a dinner cruise, and three nights for under a thousand dollars per person.
3 Days
Best Value Trip
$600–$1000/person
2
Easy
This itinerary proves that a legitimate golf trip does not require a four-figure daily spend. Two courses, three nights of lodging, a scenic railway excursion, and a dinner cruise on Table Rock Lake come in at $600 to $1,000 per person, a number that includes everything except airfare. The courses are not consolation prizes: Thousand Hills is a Robert E.
Fly into Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) and drive the hour south to Branson. Check into the Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills and settle in.
Morning tee time at Thousand Hills Golf Resort. Robert E.
Morning round at Pointe Royale, Branson's original championship layout. Ault-Clark & Associates designed this par-71 course in 1986, and the water hazards on 12 of 18 holes create a strategic character distinct from the hillside routing at Thousand Hills.
Check out after the included breakfast and drive to SGF, allowing 75 minutes for the drive and airport processing. Groups with a later departure can spend the morning at Branson Landing's waterfront shops and restaurants or fit in a second round at Thousand Hills at the discounted replay rate.
The $600 to $1,000 per person range breaks down approximately as follows for a foursome splitting a midsize rental car: lodging at $60 to $100 per night for three nights ($180 to $300 total per room, or $90 to $150 per person sharing); green fees at $75 to $180 for two rounds; rental car share at $30 to $40 total per person for three days; Branson Scenic Railway at $30 to $45; Showboat Branson Belle at $30 to $60; meals at $60 to $150 for three days. The lower end of the range reflects off-peak pricing and disciplined dining. The upper end includes peak-season green fees, dome car seating, and restaurant meals for every sitting.
The value proposition is straightforward. At many golf destinations, $600 covers one night of lodging and a single round. In Branson, it covers a complete three-night trip with two rounds, two off-course activities, and the kind of Ozark terrain that makes every shot interesting regardless of the price paid to play it.
$600–$1000
per person
3 Days
2 nights
2
courses included